Expanded Regional Visitor Outreach to Buildtech Yangon 2015

Given that Myanmar is the last nation in Southeast Asia to open its door for foreign investment, BuildTech Yangon 2015, its leading building technology and supply event scheduled for 27 – 29 May 2015, is expected to attract thousands of industry professionals with a larger participation to address growth opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, known as the CLMV countries. Organiz...

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Being Professional

If you ask moto-taxi drivers or even people living in remote areas of Cambodia, they can tell you about some properties for sale or rent in their neighborhoods. But when it comes to standard real estate services, these “citizen brokers” cannot compare with professional agents who have graduated with real estate education. Cheng Kheng, President of Cambodia Valuers and Estate Agents Association ...

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Lighthouse Club Cambodia Tees Off for Construction Safety

Lighthouse Club Cambodia, the local chapter of an international construction industry charity, held a golf tournament in Phnom Penh on Friday 30 January to raise money for supporting victims of accidents and illness within the construction industry and their families. The annual tournament attracts construction industry professionals from around the region. This time entrants came from as fa...

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Profile: Andrew J. Ahn ? Group Vice President Nuri D+C

Andrew J. Ahn, Group Vice President of NURI D&C Phnom Penh Cambodia, heads one of the most well-established and successful real estate development companies currently operating in the Kingdom. A Korean national, who graduated in Accounting and Finance at bachelor and masters level from Northwestern University and the University of Austin, Texas in the USA, Andrew is also a Senior Partner an...

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CCA Hosts 3RD Member Networking Party

The Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA), a private-run constructors group, hosted its 3rd networking party on 29th September to strengthen the business relationships among its members. Organised by the CCA and hosted by one of its most active members, SIKA (Cambodia) Ltd, the event was attended by over 250 key Cambodian and international CCA members as well as key customers and partners of ...

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First Platinum Leed Certificate Awarded to Building in Cambodia

The headquarters of Bureau Veritas Cambodia Limited is the first building in Cambodia to receive ‘Platinum certification’— the best LEED category. Unlike green building technologies which focus generally on buildings that use sustainable materials, save energy, and produce less environmental impact, LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a much higher level of green technolo...

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Chinese Led Light Maker Invests Us$16 Million in Cambodia

Chinese firm, Qin Zhou Shenghe Electronic Technology Co., has slated US$16 million for the construction of a LED light-making factory in Cambodia, representatives from the company said in early December, 2014. In Cambodia most people are still using outdated products such as 2G LEDs that consume too much energy. The company plans to introduce 4G LED products onto the Cambodian market which are ...

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2nd Phase of Camko City to Begin

Located on public space between the Canadia Bank Tower (OCIC Tower) and the Vattanac Capital Tower ,which has been used for years for parking for Canadia Bank Tower’s staff, tenants and guests, the two-storey underground parking lot will be built over 2,898 square meters; 78m wide, 69m long and 6.6m high. The plan is for the lot to accommodate 257 cars, said Samreth Mardi, the OCIC architect who h...

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Special Seminars at CCA Expo

With less than a month to go until Cambodia’s flagship 2nd CCA Building and Property Expo, many special seminars relevant to the construction and property sectors are being organised to encourage industry participation on a number of topics. Scheduled for December 3-5, 2015 at the Diamond Island Exhibition and Convention Center, the expo is organised by the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA)...

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2nd Chroy Changvar Bridge Opens, More to Come

After being in use for a year, the Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge, the second Chroy Changvar Bridge, was officially inaugurated in late October 2015. More bridges are also expected to be built in the near future. The bridge, built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) through a Chinese concessional loan, stretches 718 metres over the Tonle Sap River running parallel with the Cambodi...

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Ocic to Build First Underground Parking Late 2015

As parking options have been rapidly worsened in Phnom Penh, the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) claims it will build the first underground public parking on public space later this year. Located on public space between the Canadia Bank Tower (OCIC Tower) and the Vattanac Capital Tower ,which has been used for years for parking for Canadia Bank Tower’s staff, tenants and guests...

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Ocic to Add 4 Buildings to Olympia City

The Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) has announced the addition of four high-rise buildings to its US$400 million Olympia City project. Samnang Touch, deputy CEO of OCIC, said that the construction group has already finished the designs for the four buildings. Building C5, with 21 floors and slated for 2017, will be used for condominiums and shopping, while the 32-floor C7 buildi...

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